The new Marbella to rediscover this summer beyond luxury
Marbella has kept the synonym for the party for decades.That with unfortunate champagne bottles of inaccessible price and in the hands of the show.With the traveling compass of the most acute, always pointing to it as a north point.It has been so until, little by little, the citadel resurfaced from the ashes of the Jet Set and the gilismo to be that corner of the coast of the Sun with marine culture, cosmopolitan spirit and many native jewels to reveal to reveal.
Of all of them, its Roman imprint could be highlighted as one of the most surprising ways of accessing the city.We find it in San Pedro Alcántara, a small urban nucleus 15 kilometers from it, where several deposits are preserved that can be visited with a free guide.
Surprising ruins
We first went to the Roman hot springs located next to the mouth of the Guadalmina River and accompanied by a medieval monitoring tower.One of the various that still exist in Marbella, such as the famous tower of the thieves (attributed to the time of Muslim domination), and that formed the coastal defensive system for centuries.
The image is unthinkable after raising streets from tourist buildings and chalets until you reach the ruins.Attention the mosaic remains on the ground and, above all, the polygonal form of the therma around a pool in the center.
"Already strange," says Miguel Vila, the chief archaeologist of the excavation.But even more the fact that until 60, it belonged to private hands, and whose owner used the structure as a party and bachanal room until its assignment to the City Council.
Not far from there are the remains of the well -known Paleochristian Basilica of Vega del Mar.This building of the eighth century is one of the oldest specimens of Christian Church in our country and stands out for being one of the three with a baptismal immersion pile, as Vila emphasizes.The mystery to solve is "to know if this belonged to a Roman city or an isolated community," he adds.
Little more than five minutes by car separate the ancient history that Marbella keeps in these ruins of his new kingdom.Chiringuito marbellí par excellence.Not anyone else, but probably the one with the most history and sorera treasures.He tells his charismatic owner, Pepe Romero, with his daily champagne cup in hand, how his father mounted the first straw beach and reeds in the area in 1957, taking advantage of the sale of the first chalets to people from the cinema and other artists.
"The actors Alberto Closas, Manuel Andrés González or the cartoonist Mingote," he mentions among the regular at that time, first to his sandwiches and later to the spots, of which now New Kingdom is a great fief.
Among the restaurant specialties are their fish of diverse origin.Cigalas and Salmontes de Estepona, Gambas and Coquinas de Huelva, Pargos and Hurtas de Conil, Tariffa Beams and Sargos or Wild Lubinas of the Line.Delicatessen Marinera that serve as a prelude to the Marbellí urbanity.
The charm of the helmet
Once there, a route through the old town leads us to recognize in a first glance the mixture of cultures that houses its route and its deepest essence.Its square with orange trees, its narrow winding alleys diced by picturesque thy..Or their houses whitewashed with balconies, geraniums and buganvillas, with heavy bars in their windows that still remember the danger of the area at the time of the reconquest and later due to shoulderism.
Among its most famous walks is the wide street, for which formerly entered and left Marbella through the Puerta de Ronda, and we see full of noble homes with large balconadas.It is there where until exclusivity harmonizes with tradition and artisanal.
Author lodging
Accommodation is an example of that union, with the arrival of boutique hotels that seek to recover the authenticity and identity of the city.We appreciate it by stepping on the Maison Ardois, a new commitment to the Citadel Marbella group that will open its doors this August, with the idea of providing the public of high demand for an option that mits luxury and sophistication with the charm of the old town.
In this ancient stately house built in 1929 and that hosts nine rooms there is a lot."Although they recommended the opposite, we did not stop until I had a restaurateur to keep the hydraulic soils produced in the centennaria Malaga's factory by José Hidalgo Spirit of its original structure," he says.Like the bovedillas between the beams, those capialized in the windows or the details of some rooms such as the Egyptian cotton pillows.
That same effort has been put at the Hotel Santo Cristo, another new alternative located in the Plaza Santo Cristo de la Vera Cruz and composed of 15 rooms distributed around a patio and several galleries on home runs and beams that rely on shoes.
The time comes to enjoy a dinner at the Thaissence restaurant of Maison Ardois.There, chef Pablo Rebollo presents a letter that is the perfect symbiosis between Thai and Peruvian cuisine based on kilometer 0 with local and international pairing.All this is palpated in dishes such as the Lima Flavor Cause Marbella, La Pardaplana de Tuna Red pickled and sauteed from Kimchi or in the entrecot with almond cream and pak choi, a vegetables quite similar to the chinese of Chinese origin of Chinese origin.
The unavoidable the next day is to soak up the history of this city, which "in 1960 already had 12.000 inhabitants ", as indicated by Pascal Fulli, Andalusia Tourist Guide.As the citadel is accessed again, it is easy to get lost by seeing its most representative points.We walked by discovering emblematic enclaves such as the Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation or the Plaza de los Naranjos, "the nerve center from where the city began to be traced," according to Trulli, with bars where the accent of native is blurred with the many ofoutside.
Exquisiteness in the mile
The time has come to start towards the so -called gold mile.The stretch of road that joins the city center with Puerto Banús.Here we not only find the greatest exclusivity halo in great luxury hotels such as Don Pepe Gran Meliá, but a whole universe with a halo of exclusivity and innovation and full of Michelin stars.
Separated from the Paseo Marítimo, we encounter the sea lobito, a beach without a beach with the signing of the two -star Marbellí chef Dani García.In its 800 square meters, with space for 165 diners and full of sailor motifs, it is possible to cover from 2.5 euros in the bar.
We find in this place a kitchen for a wide audience within this exclusive area and that stands out for its good sample of the Andalusian crustaceans, as this chef is customary.His clams in green sauce, Choco croquettes, cod tortilla made at the time next to the table or the various tuna varieties deserve a special mention.
A very different atmosphere than we perceive when we move up to the section of road that connects the city center with Puerto Banús, and where we find the boho club, a small luxury hotel with a lot of charm (it only has 30 rooms) that countsWith a restaurant in charge of Diego del Río, a proven -career Malaga chef.
In this multifunctional space always accompanied by music (with DJ session at night) it is possible to enjoy from a breakfast or coffee in a chic environment to a menu that includes several favorite dishes among the clientele, as is the case of corn soupor oysters with yogurt sauce from radish and capers.To cite some of the surprises that they can taste on this farm since 2019, very consistent with a city that their airs of change feel good.
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